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Parish Newsletter Sunday 12th January 2014

posted 16 Jan 2014, 03:21 by mary sutton

Posted by Dorothy eydon

The
Baptism of the Lord (02/14)

WEEK OF PRAYER
FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

The 2014 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be
observed from 18th to the 25th January 2014. An interdenominational Service will take
place in St. Fintan’s Church, Sutton on Sunday 19th January at
8.00pm to mark the inauguration of the week of prayer. Canon Desmond Sinnamon of the Church of Ireland has accepted the invitation of
the Dublin Council of Churches to preach the homily.

CHRISTMAS DUES

Many thanks to those who sent in Christmas Dues: your generous support is much appreciated.

PRO-CATHEDRAL – UNWANTED GIFTS
COLLECTON FOR CROSSCARE

Staff at St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral in
Dublin are urging people not to exchange unwanted Christmas gifts but to donate
them to Crosscare who will give them to those most in need, young people living
on the margins and the homeless.
Unwanted presents can be brought to the Cathedral this week so that they can be re-distributed through Crosscare – the Diocesan Social Care Agency.

THE THREE TENORS IN CONCERT AT
ST. FINTAN’S CHURCH 21st FEBRUARY 2014

A Special Concert: The Three
Tenors, with guests, St. Fintan’s Parish Junior Choir, will be performing in
concert in St. Fintan’s Church, Sutton on 21st February 2014.
Tickets €25 each now available from the St.
Fintan's Parish Office, 9.30am to 12.30pm
and from Coffeys of Sutton, Unit 6 Superquinn
Shopping Centre, Sutton.

Join us and have a thoroughly
enjoyable night.

A Joint Meeting of the three Parish Pastoral Councils, (Sutton, Howth
and Baldoyle) will take place on Monday 13th January at 7.30pm in St. Fintan’s
Parish Centre, Sutton.

Please
remember in your prayers JOHNNY DIXON
who died during the week. We offer our
sympathy to his wife Anne and family. We
also pray for TOMMO HAYES who has died.
We offer our sympathy to his wife Breda
and all the family. May they rest in
peace.

Scripture Readings
for the First Week in Ordinary Time

Monday 13th January

1 Sam 1:1-8. Ps 115:12-19, R/ v17.
Mk 1: 14-20

Tuesday 14th January

1 Sam 1:9-20. Ps 1 Sam 2: 1, 4-8,
R/ cf. v1. Mk 1: 21-28

Wednesday 15th
January

Saint Ita Memorial

1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20. Ps 39:2, 5,
7-10, R/ v8,9. Mk 1: 29-39

Thursday 16th
January

1 Sam 4:1-11. Ps 43:10-11, 14-15,
24-25, R/ v27. Mk 1: 40-45

Friday 17th January

Saint Anthony, abbot Memorial

1 Sam 8:4-7, 10-22. Ps 88:16-19,
R/ cf. v2. Mk 2: 1-12

Saturday 18th
January

1 Sam 9:1-4, 17-19. 10: 1. Ps
2:2-7, R/ v2. Mk 2: 13-17

Sunday 19th January

Is 49:3,5-6. Ps 39: 2, 4, 7-10,
R/v8,9. 1 Cor 1:1-3. Jn 1:29-34

HOWTH PARISH
REFORM AND RENEWAL GROUP

‘In Search of
a New Model of Church’

Monday 20th
January 8.00 pm St.
Columbanus Hall

As
Pope Francis and his advisors consult with the worldwide Church on family
issues in preparation for the October 2014 Synod there is an atmosphere of hope
and expectation about the future. If a
‘New Model of Church’ emerges in the future what should that model look
like? What aspects of the current model
of church must be changed to facilitate the emergence of a new, more inclusive
model? What role can the laity play at
parish, diocesan, and wider levels in any new model of Church? What model of Church might offer hope to
those alienated and marginalised? The
evening will combine a number of personal reflections on these issues followed
by an open discussion. The agenda covers
a very wide range of issues and it is, therefore, intended to deal with the
issues over the course of a number of meetings. ALL WELCOME

EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION IN HOWTH

The Eucharistic Adoration Group
would warmly welcome new comers to adoration including those who wish to give
it a try without commitment. It involves
spending an hour a week in silent prayer (in whatever form of devotion
including spiritual reading that you choose) before the Blessed Sacrament
exposed on the side Altar of the Sacred Heart of Jesus during one of the
scheduled hours of exposition on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. On Tuesdays the scheduled hours of exposition
begin at 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00; 15:00 and
16:00. On Wednesdays they begin
at 11:00; 12:00; 13:00;
(none at 14:00); 15:00; 16:00 and 19:00. On
Thursdays there is just one hour that begins at 11:00. For more information contact Owen at 832 5574
or John at 832 4429 or 086-810 5412.